Sydney accommodation

You will find it hard to secure a private room for $A50-60 in Sydney. Have you considered single rooms at hostels - could be a good compromise. Here is the <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.wotif.com/search/Simple?refine=simpleSearch&country=1&region=1&viewType=all">Sydney Wotif</a> page - if you scroll right to the bottom, a number of places are listed around the $A60-100 range.

Are there any genuine old pubs with accomodation above, with candlewick bedspreads and sagging beds, or have they all been done up to provide "charming period accomodation" or knocked down?

The Old rectory B & B at Tempe fits your price range. About 10 minutes to the city by train.

myshkin, The Palisade is a genuine old pub, but the accommodation is a bit better than sagging beds.

Although it seems a shame to come all the way to Sydney and stay in Tempe, eh.

oi! nothing wrong with Tempe!

You will need to spend a lot more to be comfortable my friend! Sydney YHA Dorms are big and much cheaper / better value

you get used to the flight path. Eventually. Thank God for the curfew though.

But its a great ice breaker when you're talking to new people...and when they call me back now they make jokes about which flight is going over and ask me if I've gotten myself a timetable yet.

here comes one now.....

Did you gdonya! Never been there, but it's the only B & B I've seen anywhere near the city at reasonable prices. Looks much more pleasant than the Formule 1 in St Peters.